Wes Anderson
Biography
Wes Anderson is an American filmmaker whose work is known for eccentric visual and narrative styles and large ensemble casts. Born in Houston, he first drew attention with Bottle Rocket (1996), which grew out of a short he made with Luke and Owen Wilson, and Rushmore (1998). He founded American Empirical Pictures and received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). His later films include The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and the stop-motion Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), which earned a Best Animated Feature nomination. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) brought another screenplay nomination, and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) received nine Oscar nominations and won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay. He directed the stop-motion Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). His short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
57years old
Turns 58 on May 1in 199 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Wesley Wales Anderson (birth name)Also credited as Wesley Anderson
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 14 years2009 to 2023
Genres
- Documentary71%, 5 films
- Adventure29%, 2 films
- Animation29%, 2 films
- Comedy29%, 2 films
- Biography14%, 1 film
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Behind the award
At the 96th Academy Awards, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar won Best Live Action Short Film, giving Wes Anderson his first Oscar win. He skipped the in-person acceptance because of his filming schedule.
First role
Anderson made a short film called Bottle Rocket with Luke and Owen Wilson, and this short became the basis of his first film, Bottle Rocket, released in 1996.
A change of course
Anderson met his future collaborator Owen Wilson in 1989 while they were roommates at the University of Texas at Austin, where Anderson also worked part-time as a cinema projectionist.
Behind the camera
In September 2021, Searchlight Pictures released an animated music video of Christophe's song Aline, covered by Jarvis Cocker, which Anderson directed with animations by Javi Aznarez.
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Most often with
Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Awards
Three awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| Academy Awards | |||
| 2024 | Best Live Action Short Film | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Won |
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| Annie Award | Won | ||
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